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>I'm an Iranian---which is something you have no choice in

Weird argument. Given they're in the US, not complying with US sanctions on Iran isn't an option either.

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Yeah, but you don't have to be such horrible people about it. At least give the person a few days to move their stuff. And I wasn't checking it from Iran.

> Yeah, but you don't have to be such horrible people about it. At least give the person a few days to move their stuff.

That’s not how sanctions work. A company can’t knowingly service a customer under sanctions. If your account was termination for sanction related reasons, they have no choice but to shut it down as fast as possible once they know that fact.

They cannot continue to service it for a few days or even service transfer requests. It’s a hard stop.


That is just so stupid...

I understand you’re angry, but I don’t think you understand what sanctions mean if this is a surprise to you.

Sanctions are a hard cutoff. There isn’t room to allow serving sanctioned customers for a little while or giving them services to allow an off ramp. Sanctions mean “You must not serve these customers”. As soon as a company discovers they’ve been accidentally serving a sanctioned customer, they must stop immediately. If they were to continue giving them service or a grace period, they are violating the sanctions.


There’s always someone willing to explain how sanctions work to those who are subject to them. Thank you for your work, sir. What would we do without you.

Hey, it's not enough that your own government oppresses you — you better get some additional oppression from the overseas, just to make sure you know they have your best interests at their heart, honest-honest.



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